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Revision as of 05:08, 5 May 2021
Demeter is the Goddess of the Harvest and Agriculture. She is the mother of Persephone. She is a member of the 6 Traitors Dynasty and the owner of Barley Mother. She currently resides in the Mortal Realm.
She makes her official debut in Episode 113.
Appearance
Demeter has green skin and dark violet hair. She is often illustrated with golden accessories. While on Olympus, she wears professional suits and business attire in shades of black, white, and dark green. In the Mortal Realm, she favors flowing togas and dresses in white and purple.
Like most members of the 6 Traitors Dynasty, Demeter has scars on her body. Her's are on her back and appear as large, claw-like scratches.
Personality
We largely see Demeter's personality through secondhand sources, as she lives in the Mortal Realm and has largely been seen in flashbacks. She appears to be hardworking, strong-willed, and protective, especially when it comes to her daughter. However, she is also obstinate and headstrong, believing that only she knows what's best for Persephone and often refusing to listen to any opinions that do not match her own. She has been described by Hades as the contrarian of the Six Traitors.
Through the perspective of her daughter and friends, Demeter is described further as an overbearing mother. She has groomed Persephone from childhood to become successful, all the while keeping her on a tight leash out of fear for her safety. She doesn't allow Persephone a phone, frequently photographs every moment of Persephone's life, and has pushed her to train to be a sacred virgin. It appears that Demeter's helicopter parenting is a product of her fear of not being in control.
As it becomes clearer that Persephone is a fertility Goddess, Demeter begins to show deceptive and manipulative qualities, especially when it comes to her and her daughter's reputations. She had Hermes fudge the records of incoming souls after Persephone caused many casualties in the Mortal Realm, and forced him to keep quiet about what occurred. In episode 114, when a drunken Hades inquired about Persephone, unaware of who she was, Demeter quickly changed the cup of coffee for Hades into alcohol to get him more drunk and have him forget he met Persephone at all.
Relationships
Persephone
Persephone is Demeter's only child. She is very protective of her, to the point of being overbearing and controlling. She often puts what she believes to be best for Persephone over what Persephone wants herself. This has manifested for Persephone in the form of a nightmare where Demeter traps her in a greenhouse to keep her safe.
When Persephone lived with her in the Mortal Realm, she was given very little freedom. From an early age, Persephone was groomed to become the face of Demeter's Barley Mother brand. Demeter also signed her up for programs at school, such as spelling bees and swim competitions, and pushed her to excel in a variety of subjects. When Persephone came of age, Demeter wanted Persephone to train as a sacred virgin and join the Goddesses of Eternal Maidenhood, giving her little choice in the matter. Persephone believes this is because Demeter wants to avoid Zeus marrying her off to sweeten a business deal with another God, and avoid both a terrible marriage, like Hera has with Zeus, and the adultery that happens on Olympus. However, as it becomes apparent that Persephone is a Fertility Goddess, a rare Goddess that's born every few thousand years and respected among the mortals for bringing fertility to the earth, Demeter's reasons start to become more questionable.
Although their relationship is often strained, and Persephone enjoys her new freedom on Olympus, they are shown to still be close to each other. Persephone respects her mother for her strong-willed attitude and often takes after her no-nonsense approach to conflict. She is also shown to miss her mother and wonders how she is doing in the Mortal Realm.
Hestia
Both are members of the 6 Traitors Dynasty, and it is apparent they have been good friends since before the modernization of Olympus. They both agree on a common goal for Persephone to be trained as a sacred virgin and even helped Demeter raise Persephone since she was created. It's hinted that Hestia knows Persephone is a Fertility Goddess, as she is seen with a guilty look on her face when she notices flowers start to bloom from Persephone's powers. It's unknown why Hestia agreed to help Demeter make Persephone a sacred virgin, other than possibly wanting to protect her from being used as Zeus's pawn in a political marriage. One of the reasons that the two seem to get along so greatly may be because the two are sisters.
Hera
As fellow members of the 6 Traitors Dynasty, they have been good friends for a very long time. It appears one of the reasons Hera feels obligated to protect Persephone is for Demeter's sake. Demeter, however, doesn't know that Hera has chosen Hades as a suitable match for Persephone and sent her to intern at Underworld Corp.
In the past, when Zeus came to Demeter in the Mortal Realm and requested she hide yet another mistress of his there, she overcame her fear and refused, telling Zeus to stop cheating on Hera.
Hera and Demeter have yet to have any interaction with each other but it is stated that the two are sisters
Hades
According to Hades, Demeter would often argue with him about anything and he found it difficult trying to get along with her. It is also the main reason he never tried courting her back in their youth. Demeter's reasons for disliking Hades are unknown.
In the recent past, Hades came to Demeter's compound in the Mortal Realm to visit Hecate. Hecate notified Demeter that Hades was there, and she panicked, thinking that Hades had come to investigate the lost souls from Persephone's act of wrath. She was relieved and annoyed to find that he was simply drunk, and intended to sober him up with coffee and usher him on his way. However, when he asked her about who the pink goddess was, she quickly became tense, claiming he probably just saw a flower nymph. When Hades let slip that he wanted to know if she was available, Demeter panicked and changed the coffee for Hades into alcohol to get him drunk enough to forget her daughter, making sure he wouldn't tell Zeus about her or try to court her.
Zeus
Demeter greatly dislikes Zeus for his affairs. In the past, it is shown that Zeus would bring nymphs that he fraternized with to the Mortal Realm for Demeter to hide from Hera. She eventually stood up to him, despite her fear of his retribution, as she was tired of helping him cheat on Hera. This led him to an act of wrath that consequently destroyed her land and crops.
In the present day, Demeter and Zeus still don't get along. Demeter has chosen to live in and run her business in the Mortal Realm. According to Zeus, Demeter does not like how he runs things on Olympus.
His infidelity could be one of the reasons Demeter wants Persephone to be a member of TGOEM, so that she does not have to experience an unhappy marriage on Olympus.
Hermes
After witnessing an incident involving Persephone, Hermes was 'willing' to manipulate the records for soul collecting after Demeter asks him to. However, it is heavily implied Demeter has threatened Hermes to keep silent about the event.
She's aware that he's friendly and caring towards Persephone and possibly knows he has a crush on her, which she subsequently uses against him to keep him silent.
Hecate
The two goddesses have worked together for some time, enough to the point where Demeter allowed Hecate to be around Persephone as she grew up, and the two bringing a drunk Hades back to her temple so he could sleep it off. Hecate is also the first person Demeter goes to after going on the run from Zeus, revealing her reasonings behind sheltering her daughter
Powers and Abilities
- Demeter has the ability to bring spring to the Mortal Realm. Her version of spring is very controlled and orderly.
- She can produce prehensile vines that can wrap around and restrain others. These are powerful enough to hold down the God Ares.
- Demeter wields a pitchfork that she is skilled in using as a weapon.
- She has the power of flight.
- She is able to spontaneously change the nature of substances, first seen when she changed the coffee she planned on giving to Hades into alcohol.
- Demeter is able to shapeshift into a small songbird.
Gallery
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Trivia
- According to Rachel, Demeter created Persephone.[1]
- According to Persephone, Demeter believes that banks are owned by greedy charlatans.
- According to the QnA 2018 (from Webtoons), Demeter's favorite drink is 'Barley Water' (Beer).
- In the original version of episode 119, Hera refers to Demeter and Hestia as her sisters, but they are not related. The line confused some readers, leading Rachel to clarify that "sisters" was "not meant in the classic blood relative way, but to convey a sense of their once-close relationship/bond". To clear up the confusion, the comic was later updated and "sisters" was changed to "friends".